14 September 2007
SingHealth's Aescapulus Jul-Sep 2007

The National Expanded Newborn Screening Programme is a collaboration set up by the SingHealth Group and the National Healthcare Group, with the help of the Ministry of Health, Singapore. This programme involces introducing an additional newborn screening test called The Metabolic Screen. The metabolic screen tests newborn babies for a group of disorders called Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM). About 25 to 30 IEMs can be screened for from a blood spot using a novel technology called Tandem Mass Spectometry (TMS).

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Contents Medical Update 1. Expanded Newborn Screening Using Tandem Mass Spectometry 2. Comprehensive Pain Management     - SGH Pain Management Centre 3. Hearing Rehabilitation - An Update Service Packages & Updates 1. Singapore's First Advanced Infant and Paediatric Simulators Arrive at     KK Women's and Children's Hospital 2. Children On The - Move Exercise Programme for Children with     Special Needs 3. Athlete Medical Screening Packages at CGH